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...Lemieux, "Super Mario", Pittsburgh's Hall of Fame center and possibly the greatest player to ever grace the ice, had decided to return to the NHL after three and a half years of retirement...
...Lemieux's rookie season with the then-lowly Penguins, he became only the third rookie in NHL history to score 100 points...
...Lemieux scored 199 points, only second to Gretzky's 212 for a single season...
...Lemieux had begun to work himself back into shape about two months ago, keeping his return a secret from everyone. He then approached Penguins' captain Jaromir Jagr and told him of his plan. Soon after, the word...
...coming back to embarrass myself," Lemieux said during a press conference held Monday. "That the last thing I would do. I wouldn't come back unless I thought I could play at a high level….to try to regain the title of the best player in the world." In my mind, Lemieux always was the best player in the world. Ok, maybe I am upsetting the hockey gods by going against Wayne Gretzky, but I believe Lemieux in his prime was as good as Gretzky ever...